EP 1019807 A4 20040908 - METHOD OF MIGRATING TO A SUCCESSIVE LEVEL OF A SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION INCORPORATING LOCAL MODIFICATIONS
Title (en)
METHOD OF MIGRATING TO A SUCCESSIVE LEVEL OF A SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION INCORPORATING LOCAL MODIFICATIONS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM AUSWEICHEN ZU EINEM FOLGENDEN NIVEAU EINER SOFTWAREVERTEILUNG INKORPORIEREND LOKALE VERÄNDERUNGEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE PASSAGE AU NIVEAU SUIVANT D'UNE REPARTITION LOGICIELLE PRESENTANT DES MODIFICATIONS LOCALES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9803575 W 19980224
- US 3946797 P 19970227
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9840807A2] A method of upgrading a software application from a prior version to a subsequent version while preserving user modifications to the prior application. The method includes comparing differences between the two versions of the software applications. This is followed by enumerating the differences between the two versions of the software applications; and determining which differences between the two versions of the software are conflicting and which are compatible. The compatible changes are made. Also disclosed is an article of manufacture containing computer readable program code for carrying out the above process, and a program storage device carrying the code.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 9/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06F 8/65 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 8/658 (2018.02 - EP US); G06F 16/23 (2019.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 0498130 A2 19920812 - IBM [US]
- [X] US 5155847 A 19921013 - KIROUAC DONALD L [CA], et al
- [A] US 5588143 A 19961224 - STUPEK JR RICHARD A [US], et al
- [A] EP 0703531 A1 19960327 - COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP [US]
- [A] US 4558413 A 19851210 - SCHMIDT ERIC E [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9840807 A2 19980917; WO 9840807 A3 19990225; WO 9840807 A9 19990325; AU 6183798 A 19980929; EP 1019807 A2 20000719; EP 1019807 A4 20040908; EP 1019807 B1 20170405; JP 2001514776 A 20010911; US 2002129352 A1 20020912; US 2006288344 A1 20061221; US 6367077 B1 20020402; US 7076778 B2 20060711
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9803575 W 19980224; AU 6183798 A 19980224; EP 98906674 A 19980224; JP 53958498 A 19980224; US 37789299 A 19990819; US 44023006 A 20060523; US 7949902 A 20020222